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From dominance to defeat: How Kentucky's 2025 opponents looked in week 1

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Every week, we'll keep track of each opponent on Kentucky's schedule to see how they're performing. Then we will do a deep dive into how the upcoming opponent fared. Here's a look at how the Wildcats' 2025 slate fared in the season's opening week.

Opponent snapshot

  • Combined Week 1 Record: 9-3
  • Average Points For: 40.1 PPG
  • Average Points Against: 15.4 PPG

Week 1 results

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  • Ole Miss: Beat Georgia State, 63-7 (1-0)
  • Eastern Michigan: Lost to Texas State, 52-27 (0-1)
  • South Carolina: Beat Virginia Tech, 24-11 (1-0)
  • Georgia: Beat Marshall, 45-7 (1-0)
  • Texas: Lost to Ohio State, 14-7 (0-1)
  • Tennessee: Beat Syracuse, 45-26 (1-0)
  • Auburn: Beat Baylor, 38-24 (1-0)
  • Florida: Beat LIU, 55-0 (1-0)
  • Tennessee Tech: Beat Cumberland (TN), 65-0 (1-0)
  • Vanderbilt: Beat Charleston Southern, 45-3 (1-0)
  • Louisville: Beat Eastern Kentucky, 51-17 (1-0)

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Ole Miss was number 5 at the time of publishing and may have moved up with the new AP poll releasing.